Tyson Attends Economic Education Conference

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Suzie Tyson, a teacher at Escamilla Intermediate School, was one of 10 teachers from the across the State of Texas chosen by the Texas Council on Economic Education (TCEE) to attend the Council for Economic Education Conference, held Oct. 4-7 in Kansas City, MO.

The TCEE, which is a nonprofit organization committed to teaching economics and personal financial literacy, awarded the teachers grants to attend the conference. Tyson and her colleagues attended informational training dealing with financial literacy and economics. They also received training that will help them educate their students on how to be wise consumers and producers.

Additionally, the TCEE also sponsors programs such as the Stock Market Game, Personal Finance Literacy Challenge, Economics Challenge, Fiscal Fitness: Economics Competition as well as staff development to help teachers provide quality instruction that will provide lifelong lessons and financial literacy and economics.

“We were excited about the quality of the teachers that we were able to send to the national conference,” said TCEE President Laura Ewing. “They returned to their home campuses with a wealth of lessons, strategies, content and skills to share with their students and colleagues.”

In the featured image, Tyson (left) is seen with Ewing.